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The Paris Review

Posted inEditor's Pick

My Lumbago Isn’t Acting Up: On Disney World

by Carolyn Wells July 14, 2023August 1, 2023

“It was November at Disney World, and ponchos were like noses or smartphones in that every visitor had one, of course they did, it wasn’t even a question.”

Posted inReading List

There She Goes: A Reading List on Women Adventurers

by Ailsa Ross April 4, 2023May 26, 2023

The women you’ll find on top of the world.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Encounters With Ghosts

by Peter Rubin November 2, 2022November 2, 2022

“We were all there to see ghosts; we were all, I suppose, future ghosts.”

A female piping plover with a chick.
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads April 1, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Rachel Aviv, Clare Gerada, Fatima Syed, Leslie Jamison, and Deb Olin Unferth.

A map with speech bubbles of different languages
Posted inReading List

Disappearing Language: A Reading List on Losing Your Native Tongue

by Pardeep Toor February 24, 2022October 21, 2022

Powerful reads on which language comes first, second, or even third.

Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, History, Profiles & Interviews, Quote Posts, Quotes

‘Hue’s Hue’: Katy Kelleher’s Column on Color

by Krista Stevens December 17, 2020October 19, 2022

“Tyrian purple was a difficult color to manufacture. Thousands of snails were required to create a single ounce of dye.”

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads December 4, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Tim Alberta, Jane C. Hu, Katy Kelleher, Jimmy Thomson, and David Marchese.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads October 23, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Peter Eisler, Linda So, Jason Szep, Grant Smith, Ned Parker, and Jaed Coffin, Sarah Gilman, Katy Kelleher, and Irris Makler.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads August 21, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Seema Jilani, Katy Kelleher, Carina del Valle Schorske, Martin Padgett, and Ben Lindbergh.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads June 12, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Wesley Lowery, Sarah Bellamy, Shawn Yuan, Elamin Abdelmahmoud, and Gabrielle Bellot.

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